Fig. 2
From: Stem cells for treatment of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis: clinical progress and therapeutic potential
Candidate stem cell types for the treatment of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis. Different types of stem cells for the treatment of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis, especially MSCs, can originate from various tissues such as adipose, umbilical cord, teeth, bone marrow, blood, liver, etc. Differentiated hepatocyte-like cells and EPCs in vitro can also be used as alternative cell sources. MSC, mesenchymal stem cell; HSC, hematopoietic stem cell; BMMNC, bone marrow mononuclear cell; EPC, endothelial progenitor cell; FGF2, fibroblast growth factor 2; FGF4, fibroblast growth factor 4; BMP4, bone morphogenetic protein 4; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; OSM, oncostatin M; ITS, Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; IGF-1, insulin-like factor-1; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; EGF, epidermal growth factor